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bilious or inflammatory colic. 



Symptoms. — This kind of colic, besides most of the 

 former, is accompanied with fever and great heat. The 

 horse sweats and pants, the mouth is dry, and he appears 

 to be in great distress, without those intervals of ease 

 that generally accompany other colics. It is caused by 

 a cramp or contraction of the tube that conveys the bile 

 from the liver to the stomach and intestines, and is a 

 very dangerous, as well as distressing complaint. Some 

 people have thought heretofore that the horse had no 

 gall bladder, because they did not see any on the liver; 

 if they will take the trouble to cut that organ open, they 

 may find one inside of it. This shows the great wisdom 

 of the creator in shielding it from rupture that might be 

 caused by the feats the horse is sometimes required to 

 perform. 



Cure. — Here is a composition I have used for this 

 complaint with the best success. Take equal parts of 

 gum, myrrh, mace, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and saf- 

 fron — half an ounce of each, and two ounces of soco- 

 trine aloesj pulverize these and mix altogether. This 

 will make a pint or over, in all; give the horse for a 

 dose, two large tablespoonsfull, mix with water and 

 sweeten with molasses, which will be most likely to give 

 relief in fifteen minutes; if it does not, however, within 

 one hour, you may repeat the dose. This is an excellent 

 medicine for any disease of the stomach and bowels 

 where a purgative is needed, and should always be kept 

 on hand. 



